Parents urged to help instil discipline in children

Mamfe (Eastern Region) 13th, July 99 ?

The Akwapim North District Chief Executive, Mr Anthony Gyampoh, has blamed the current spate of acts of indiscipline in educational institutions on the inability of parents to inculcate in their wards acceptable societal values.

Speaking at the open day of the Mamfe-Akwapim Presbyterian Junior Secondary School, (JSS) at Mamfe on Friday, the DCE urged parents to play a more active role in restoring discipline in schools and in the welfare and supervision of their wards.

Mr Gyampoh spoke against parents, who fail to question the source of extravagant lifestyles exhibited by their wards and gloss over their mistakes saying such acts could lead the children into trouble in future.

"Engaging children in recreational activities to divert their attention from mischief should be preferred to unrestricted life styles", the DCE added.

The DCE announced that the assembly would give seed money of 250,000 cedis to the school in its drive to promote academic excellence and repair the leaking roof of the school building. The assembly will also construct and equip a technical workshop for the school.

Mrs Esther Lily Owusu, Eastern Regional Manager of Presbyterian Schools, reiterated the need for the nation to invest heavily in educating its populace.

She said adding agriculture to the basic educational curricula would help needy JSS leavers to engage in snail, mushroom and other exportable farming activities.

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